Crate



11g- 5, 1930 l.. E. ANDERSON 1,772,381

CRATE Filed 0G15. 2l. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Aug. s, 1930 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, .ASSIGNOR TO STANDARD OIL COMPANY,

oF WRITING, INDIANA, A CORPORATION or INDIANA CRATE Application led October 21, 1926. Serial No. 143,116.

angular live' gallon lubrlcatng oil can, more especially to a crate Figure 1 1s a. perspective view accordance with my lnvention equipped can Ashown a vertical 'cross sectlonal through the upper portion of the shown in Fig. t e plane in trunnions of the can extend.

he particular illustrated construction of crate, which is of general box-like,`rectangu lar, form, comprises a body portion repre sented at 10 and a'removable cover portion represented at 11, th

eing constructed boards nailed, or

gether.

structure which the wood isposed in a rectangular arrangement, upwardly extend, with cleats 15 atwise opposing the outer surfaces of the boards 13 at the lower `ends of the latter,

all of the parts described being y ing beyond the adjacent edges of the boards of a crate of t e can, these trunnionsbeing adapted to of the side boards trated at .19, with th otherwise secured,` tofor holding the can in the n ient, is shown as formed of a top board sectlon 20 recessed alonfr X. with depending cleat-like boards secured together, as by means of nails.

e oards 14 reach considerably short ofthe 'of the boards 13, in th 1s positioned in the crate.

1e boards 13 carry transversely disposed cleats 16 on'their outer sides at their upper edges as shown, th being securely fastened in position as for example by nails, t eir opposite ends preferably extendcarrying them.

' In the construction of crate illustrated prois made for tiltably7 to pour the contents there- `The can, represented at 17,

with trunnions 18 solfor use. own as ered,

position the lower edges of the can, in. its i ting movements, clears the upper edges 2 l i,7'za,sei

secured to the board 20. lThe cover is so conthe inner surfaces of the latter and the porstructed, as shown,that when applied to positions or4v said cover projecting beyond sai tion on the top of the body portion 10, the shoulders overlying the upper edges of said portion of the board 20 between the shoulders side walls, said cover also comprising dev 5 2,2 will extend into the space between the side pending portions at its other edges which ter-I w boards 13 and the shoulders 22 will flatwise minate short of the free edges of the last menoppose the inner surfaces oi the upper edge tioned portions of the cover and extend into ortions oi these side boards; the portions l.the spaces between the extended ends o said of the board 20 'which extend outwardly becleats and overlap the edges oi said side yond the shoulders will overlap the upper walls. edges oi the side boards 13 including the i LOSSIE E. ANDERSON. cleats 16; and the depending board portions i 23 will extend into the spaces between the opposed projecting ends o the cleats 16 and 15 lap the upper edges oi the sideboards 13. 80 The cover may be releasably held down on the body portion in any suitable way, as for example by tying, or nailing, it in p ace, it being understood that when the can is to e shifted in the crate to the position in which g5 it is tiltably supported thereon, the cover is first removed. L

A crate made in accordance with my invention may thus be economically inanuiac-y 25 tured, it being noted that by providing the 90 cleats 16 comparatively thin side boards may be used in spite of. the fact that these boards are weakened by providing the slots 19.

The provision of the openings at'the upper portions of the side walls through which the g5 labels at the opposite sides of the can are exposed to view, is Aa desirable feature as there by the labels at both of these sides of the can are accessible to view at all times, even when the cover 20 is secured in place. wo

The feature of Jforming the cover of the structure shown land described is also of a ,vanta e inasmuch as it may be economically manu actured and when in operative posi- 40 tion on the body portion oi the crate cooperm5 ates therewithto cause the crate to present the desired rigidity and resist stresses, as for example in handling, tending to-crush the sides of the crate.

Y While l have illustrated and described a no particular construction embodying my mvention, I do not wish to be understood asintending to limit it thereto as the same may be variously modified and altered without departing from the spirit of the invention. 115

What l claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: t

A structure o the character described comprising a substantially boxlike crate to receive a can a d orme of a body portion and 120 a removable cover opposed side walls of sai body portion comprising side-boards, cleats secured to said side-boards adjacent the up- I per ends of the latter and each extending laterally at its opposite ends beyond said side-boards, said cover extending into the space between said side walls and having in. set shoulder portions at opposite edges there-- o, said shoulders extendin below the upper edges of said side walls and atwise opposing 

